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Whiting used to teach at Rincon High School in Tucson before she was fired for failing to disclose her arrest.

A law that was passed in January 2009 in
Arizona increased sentences for teachers who engage in sexual
relationships with students. It has lead to a string of teachers being sent to jail.

Position of trust: Whiting is a former teacher at Rincon High School in Tucson, Arizona

Adrian Noriega, a 40-year-old former Apollo Middle School principal was sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison and a lifetime on probation for a two-year affair he conducted with a 13-year-old student.

Aaron Montoya, 31, who used to teach at the Allsport Academy charter school was sentenced to five years in prison and a lifetime of probation for having sex with a 14-year-old student.

Thomas Saul, 32, a former Catalina Magnet High School teacher was given two years in prison and six years probation after pleading guilty to attempted kidnapping of a 17-year-old student with sexual motivation.

Christie Elliott, a 26-year-old teacher at Empire High School, was placed on three years probation after she pleaded guilty to kissing a 15-year-old student and having impure thoughts.